Monochromatic teal card (All Dressed Up image)

Hi everyone,

I hope you're having a lovely weekend and having some warmer weather as it starts to cool here in Oz.

Can you believe this was/is a freebie at All Dressed Up? This is the sweetest freebie image I've ever received, she's so cute! I say "was/is" because I'm not sure if she still is but if you click on their name it'll take you to the website and you can check out all their gorgeous images.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional sights/sounds/smells/taste of Spring (dancing to music, flowers)

A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
All Dressed Up - Monochromatic
Bunny Zoe - Monochromatic
Catch the Bug - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. -  Recycle/world earth day (recycled lace)

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting for all seasons - Dies and punches

Crafting Musketeers - Monochromatic

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper  

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Cupcake Inspirations - Monochromatic

Cutie Pie - Cute with dies and punches
Deep Ocean - For a friend
Fairytale Stampers - Favorite colors  
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes
Pile it on - Feminine

(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - inspired by colours

The Rubber Buggy -  Spring flowers
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday

Sister Act - Anything goes 

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes 
Sweet Stamps - Dies

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Baby & Birds Spring card (The Paper Shelter image)

Hi everyone,

I created another card today using a beautiful image from The Paper Shelter. I wasn't sure whether to give her a baby sentiment or not but decided to leave it blank in the end. My colouring in real life looks a bit better than my camera is letting on but it won't always show it, nasty camera hehe.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional sights/sounds/smells/taste of Spring (using a Sponsor's image)

A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace

A Little Bit Crafty - Birds and bees
C.R.A.F.T. - Recycle/world earth day (Earth and nature) 

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting for all seasons - Dies and punches (using a sponsor image)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper  

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Fairies Challenges - Shabby chic or vintage gold

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes
One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Animal antics

Paper Makeup Stamps - Pastels
The Paper Shelter - Buttons (using a TPS image)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Feathered friends
Pile it on - Feminine
The Rubber Buggy - Spring flowers 

Sister Act - Anything goes 

Totally Papercrafts - Pastels
Whimsy Stamps - Easter bunnies, chicks

Whoopsi Daisy - Lace and pearls

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Cute dog card for Mum (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Hi everyone,

I know I say it all the time how much I love my digis hehe but seriously, is he not adorable? My Mum is going to love this card as she loves dogs so I'm excited to give it to her (our Mother's Day is in May). This image can be found at DigiStamp Boutique. My mum is so special, I just can't imagine life without her. She just had the best news today too, the oncologist told her she was now totally cancer-free after having an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2009, nothing quite like health and family is there?

The pearls for the flower & butterfly centres are from my company, Flourish with a Bling, which have free worldwide postage this month (see below for more details). We have pearl packs in 15 different colours including purple, antique gold, blue and olive green which are unusual colours in pearls.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

Art by Miran -  Anything goes  
As you like it - Fave animal and why - Little puppies like this are so irresistible and have such sweet faces so they're my favourite.
Catch the Bug - Recipe - 4+ layers, flower and ribbon

CMC Copic - Sparkle it

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafting for all seasons - Dies and punches

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes/cute and cuddly

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

The Crazy Challenge - Bling it up

Creative Card Crew - Animals

Creative Fingers -  Anything goes  

Cutie Pie - Cute with dies and punches

Delightful Challenges - Hip to be square
Divas by Design - Anything goes 
Dream Valley - Mothering Sunday 
Fairytale Stampers - Favorite colors 
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Use a patterned paper
Glitter & Sparkle - Mother's Day

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Kaboodle Doodles - Spring is coming

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 
My Mum's Craft Shop -  Anything goes 
Oldie but a Goodie - April showers bring May flowers plus stash: old papers & fence sticker
One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring

Open-Minded Crafting Fun - Animal antics
The Paper Shelter - Buttons
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - inspired by an animal, colour teal

The Rubber Buggy - Spring flowers
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday

Sister Act - Anything goes   

Stampin with the Dragon - Spring time
The East Wind - Use a sentiment
Top Tip Tuesday - Cute
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

April Showers bring May Flowers card (Scrapper's Delights image)

Hi everyone,

Me again and this time I have a girly card using a Scrapper's Delights image. I have used some water drops and pearls from my company Flourish with a Bling which has a free shipping worldwide special on this month, see below for details. The water drops come with 2 clouds and a sun as part of our Up In The Sky range.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge - Spring at last (add yellow and a butterfly)

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Colour challenge - blue and yellow

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper 

Crafty Sentiments - Showers of any kind
Creative Fingers -  Anything goes (using a sponsor's image)

Cupcake Inspirations - Cupcake - White, lemon and blue

Dream Valley - Mothering Sunday
Fairytale Stampers -  Favorite colors
Glitter & Sparkle - Mother's Day

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything goes 

Oldie but a Goodie - April showers bring May flowers plus stash: flowers and papers
One Sweet Challenge - Ringing in Spring

(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - inspired by the colours

Scrapper's Delight - For a special lady (using a SD image)

Sister Act -  Anything goes  

Whoopsi Daisy - Lace and pearls

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart. Have a wonderful weekend,

XOX Lucy

Pirate Birthday card (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Ahoy there Crafty Mates!!

Hehe, sorry, couldn't help myself. how cute is this little pirate from DigiStamp Boutique? I printed him out twice, once as the base and then coloured his hat, top, the flags and bird on the second copy, fussy cut them out and used some 3D glue. I have a close up photo below so you can see it a bit better. Is it called paper piecing, paper tole or another word if you do it this way? 

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything goes

A Little Bit Crafty - Birds and bees
Clear it out - Boys/men plus stash: stickers

Crafting by Designs (monthly challenge) - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

Cute Card Thursday - All boy

Fairytale Stampers - Favorite colors
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Use a patterned paper 
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  

Loves Rubberstamps -  Anything goes

Natalie & Amy - Embossing

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Feathered friends
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday

Sister Act - Anything goes   

Sweet Stampin' - Transport
The East Wind - Use a sentiment
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes
Treasured Times - Mix it up
V's Sweet ideas - Technique - paper piecing

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes  

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Blue Mermaid card (Hannah Lynn/Crafts & Me image)

Hi everyone,

I have another very girly card tonight, the image is from Crafts and Me. Isn't she a beautiful mermaid? I haven't played around with blonde hair very often and it's quite tough to give it a "shine", I must try to use less colour on the lightest shade but I'm afraid I'm a little heavy-handed with my copics at times hehe. Practice makes perfect they say so I will have fun trying different combinations.

I have used gorgeous blue pearl flourishes from my company, Flourish with a Bling. I designed these so they are named after my daughter Chloe. I have also used one of our beach houses from our Nicky's Beach huts set. See below for our free shipping offer.

All the blue paper is exactly cut so that the white glitter paper is equally showing around the outside of the whole card, how do photographs change that so it looks like it's all uneven??? Crazy or is it just my silly camera has a mind of it's own haha?

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping for all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional choose your own colour combo

A Creative Romance - Spring flowers
Art by Miran - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe - Monochrome
Card Mania - Lace and pearls

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Glitter and lace

CMC Copic - Sparkle it
C.R.A.F.T. - Weather/what is the season - Summer

Crafting by Designs - Colours of the sea plus sea creature, mermaid, bubbles, shells

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes/cute and cuddly 

Craftyhands - Shabby chic 

The Crazy Challenge - Bling it up

Cupcake Inspirations - White, lemon and blue

Cute Card Thursday - Floral delights
Deep Ocean - For a friend
Fairies Challenges - Shabby chic
Fairytale Stampers - Favorite colors 
Flat Friends - Include a sentiment
Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  

Kaboodle Doodles - Spring is coming

Lacy Sunshine - Add a flower(s)
Milk Coffee - Welcome Spring

My Mum's Craft Shop - Anything goes 

Off the Rails - Add fabric
Paper Crafting Journey -  Anything goes
(Pin)spirational Challenges - Photo inspiration - colours/under the sea

The Rubber Buggy - Spring flowers
Scrapper's Delight - For a special lady

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Cute TIP: Double sided tapes don't work on glitter paper very well, make sure to use a very strong glue to secure papers to the glitter paper. Also, I have cut the flourish so I can use it as two separate swirls.
Treasured Times - Mix it up
Whoopsi Daisy - Lace and pearls

Thank you so much for popping in and extra big hugs to my lovely followers and visitors that leave sweet comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Pastels Birthday card (ADFD image)

Hi everyone,

I have 2 cards to show you tonight, my first one is using a sweet image from A Day for Daisies. I added some texture paste to the baby blue pearl flourish (from Flourish with a Bling) to give it a softer look/colour.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping on all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional choose your own colour combo

A Creative Romance - Spring flowers
A Day for Daisies - Pastels
A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace (lace doily)
Catch the Bug - Recipe: 4+ layers, flowers and ribbon

Come and Get it -  In the garden
Craftyhands - Shabby chic

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

The Crazy Challenge - Bling it up 

Cute Card Thursday - Floral delights

Deep Ocean - For a friend
Fairies Challenges - Shabby chic
Fairytale Stampers - Favorite colors (using a sponsor's image)
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Use a patterned paper
Just Keep on Creating -  Anything goes 

Kaboodle Doodles - Spring is coming

Off the Rails - Add fabric

Oldie but a Goodie - April showers bring May flowers (stash: ric rac)
Paper Makeup Stamps - Pastel colors
The Rubber Buggy - Spring flowers

Sassy Studio Designs - Pretty pastels

Top Tip Tuesday - Cute

Totally Papercrafts - Think pink
Whoopsi Daisy - Lace and pearls

Thank you so much for dropping by and extra special thanks to my lovely followers and visitors that leave some beautiful comments for me, they warm my heart.

XOX Lucy

Flourish with a Bling has free shipping worldwide this month plus sponsoring these challenges...

Hi Crafty friends,

I thought you might like to know where you can hopefully win a $15 gift voucher to my online store, Flourish with a Bling. This month we are sponsoring the following challenge blogs:

Date            Challenge blog  (click on the below names to be taken to the blog)                             

1/4               A&T Emerald Faeries

7/4               Craft your Passion

8/4               Party Time Tuesday 

12/4             Di's Digis

18/4             Off the Rails

27/4             Glitter n Sparkle

28/4             Love to Create        

Best of luck!! Hope you get to win one of these:

$15 Gift Voucher AUD$15 to be used in our online store at www.flourishwithabling.com.au

Also, Flourish with a Bling has free shipping for all orders over $20AUD. This includes international shipping! I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that you can't find elsewhere. So feel free to have a shopping spree that won't cost a thing to post from Australia!!

XOX Lucy

Fairy Magic card (All Dressed Up image)

Hi everyone,

I am loving these gorgeous images from All Dressed Up, have you seen their digis/store yet? Was I the last one to find out about them hehe?? 

I have used vibrant red pearls from Flourish with a Bling, see below for free shipping offer.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping for all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional choose your own colour combo

A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon and lace
All Dressed Up - Use a button
Bunny Zoe - Monochrome
Card Mania - Lace and pearls

Come and Get it - In the garden

Crafting from the Heart -  Anything goes/cute and cuddly

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon and buttons

The Crazy Challenge - Bling it up

Fairytale Stampers - Favorite colors

Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes  

The Rubber Buggy - Spring flowers

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes with buttons 

Whoopsi Daisy - Lace and pearls

If you love my cards, I hope you'll follow my blog as I don't always add the cards to a lot of challenges (but mostly I do hehe). Thanks so much for dropping by.

XOX Lucy

Footy Birthday boy (DigiStamp Boutique image)

Hi everyone,

If you follow me you'll know how difficult I find it to create boy cards so most of my creations are as girly as you can get hehe. BUT... I have recently re-discovered DigiStamp Boutique's gorgeous digis and they have some of the best boy images going around. I'll be happily creating a few more boy cards now.

I used some Echo Park papers and my notepad punch along with my circular die cuts that I don't think I could live without anymore.

Flourish with a Bling have free shipping for all orders over $20AUD for the month of April! This includes Australia and worldwide! No matter how large the order, there's no postage cost. I hope you'll check out our website as we have our own unique products that we've designed ourselves. Click HERE to be taken to our easy-to-use website.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Anyone for Anya - Masculine or grungy
Crafting when we can - For a child
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon and buttons

Digistamp Boutique - Anything goes (image is from DSB) 

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes with buttons

Thank you so much to everyone that leaves sweet messages, I love reading them.

XOX Lucy